https://www.nytimes.com/section/sports/ncaafootball en-us Copyright 2026 The New York Times Company Mon, 29 Jun 2026 05:27:42 +0000 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 03:19:47 +0000 https://static01.nyt.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png https://www.nytimes.com/section/sports/ncaafootball https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/sports/ncaafootball/roy-kramer-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/sports/ncaafootball/roy-kramer-dead.html Leading the Southeastern Conference for 12 years, he masterminded its rise as a national power, lifted by a flood of money from TV rights, bowl games and other sources. Richard Sandomir Sun, 14 Dec 2025 23:36:12 +0000 Kramer, Roy (1929-2025) Deaths (Obituaries) College Athletics Football (College) Coaches and Managers Television Southeastern Conference Bowl Championship Series Central Michigan University Vanderbilt University Southeastern States (US) https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/sports/ncaafootball/sherrone-moore-michigan-football-coach.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/sports/ncaafootball/sherrone-moore-michigan-football-coach.html The University of Michigan fired Sherrone Moore earlier in the day, an abrupt end to his career there in one of the highest profile jobs in college football. Francesca Regalado Thu, 11 Dec 2025 19:06:58 +0000 Football (College) Coaches and Managers Appointments and Executive Changes Workplace Hazards and Violations Moore, Sherrone (1986- ) University of Michigan Greg Fiume/Getty Images Sherrone Moore became the Michigan head coach in 2024. He was fired on Wednesday. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/business/football-coaches-salaries.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/business/football-coaches-salaries.html Pay packages, even for first-time coaches, have risen sharply since the 1990s as teams seek those who can turn their franchises into perennial Super Bowl contenders. Joe Drape Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:01:03 +0000 Football Football (College) Coaches and Managers Wages and Salaries Hiring and Promotion National Football League Carroll, Pete McVay, Sean (1986- ) Reid, Andy Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Kellen Moore was hired as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints two days after helping the Philadelphia Eagles win the Super Bowl as their offensive coordinator. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/sports/ncaafootball/bill-mccartney-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/sports/ncaafootball/bill-mccartney-dead.html After transforming the University of Colorado’s football team, he founded the Promise Keepers, a masculine revivalist group that drew millions of supporters. Alex Traub Wed, 15 Jan 2025 18:52:59 +0000 McCartney, Bill Deaths (Obituaries) Football (College) Promise Keepers Men and Boys Christians and Christianity Coaches and Managers College Football Hall of Fame University of Colorado RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post, via Getty Images Bill McCartney in 2013 after being inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. He had 10 winning seasons at Colorado before quitting football for evangelism. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/business/college-sports-general-managers.html https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/business/college-sports-general-managers.html With players being paid and routinely changing schools, universities increasingly need someone besides a coach to put together a team. Kevin Draper Wed, 15 Jan 2025 21:28:50 +0000 Colleges and Universities Basketball (College) Football (College) Student Athlete Compensation College Athletics Belichick, Bill Larranaga, Jim Wojnarowski, Adrian David Butler II/Reuters Bill Belichick is entering a college sports world that has more in common with the business practices of the N.F.L. than it used to. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/business/sports-betting-federal-regulation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/business/sports-betting-federal-regulation.html With the industry’s popularity on the rise, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing to discuss its effect on athletes, the public and the integrity of games. Jenny Vrentas Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:40:12 +0000 Gambling Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Athletics and Sports College Athletics National Collegiate Athletic Assn Senate Committee on the Judiciary Durbin, Richard J United States Politics and Government Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Harry Levant, the director of gambling policy with the Public Health Advocacy Institute at Northeastern University, said he worried about practices like in-game betting and deceptive marketing. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/sports/ncaafootball/john-robinson-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/sports/ncaafootball/john-robinson-dead.html His Trojans won four Rose Bowls during his two stints at Southern California and shared one national championship. He took the Rams to two conference championships. Richard Sandomir Wed, 13 Nov 2024 23:07:53 +0000 Robinson, John (1935-2024) Deaths (Obituaries) Football (College) Football Coaches and Managers Rose Bowl (Football Game) University of Southern California Los Angeles Rams University of Nevada, Las Vegas Associated Press John Robinson, who led the U.S.C. Trojans to four Rose Bowl victories, was carried off the field after the Trojans beat the University of Michigan in the 1977 Rose Bowl. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/sports/ncaafootball/gerry-faust-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/12/sports/ncaafootball/gerry-faust-dead.html Jumping from the high school ranks to lead one of the most storied programs in college football, he lost games but rarely lost hope. Alex Williams Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:32:11 +0000 Faust, Gerry Deaths (Obituaries) Football (College) Coaches and Managers University of Notre Dame University of Dayton Chaminade High School Heinz Kluetmeier/Sports Illustrated, via Getty Images Gerry Faust was victorious in a game against Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge in 1984. While his run was underwhelming, his underdog tale became the stuff of Notre Dame lore. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/sports/ncaafootball/bobby-grier-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/sports/ncaafootball/bobby-grier-dead.html Early in the civil rights movement, a Georgia governor tried to ban Black players from the game, but after a protest by Georgia Tech students, Grier was allowed to play. Richard Sandomir Tue, 23 Jul 2024 03:22:28 +0000 Grier, Bobby (1933-2024) Deaths (Obituaries) Football (College) Sugar Bowl Black People Civil Rights Movement (1954-68) Segregation and Desegregation University of Pittsburgh Georgia Griffin, Marvin Bettmann/Getty Images Before becoming the first Black player to appear in a Sugar Bowl, Bobby Grier and four of his University Pittsburgh teammates responded to news that some 2,000 students at Georgia Tech — Pitt’s forthcoming opponent in the game — had protested an effort by Georgia’s segregationist governor to bar Georgia Tech from participating. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/business/ncaa-settlement-paying-athletes-unionizing.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/25/business/ncaa-settlement-paying-athletes-unionizing.html The argument is the organization’s attempt to maintain the last vestiges of its amateur model and to prevent college athletes from collectively bargaining. Santul Nerkar Mon, 27 May 2024 18:29:16 +0000 Student Athlete Compensation College Athletics Antitrust Laws and Competition Issues National Collegiate Athletic Assn Suits and Litigation (Civil) Compensation for Damages (Law) Michael Reaves/Getty Images A $2.8 billion settlement by the N.C.A.A. and the major athletic conferences requires approval by a judge. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/business/southern-methodist-university-college-sports.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/business/southern-methodist-university-college-sports.html For those wanting to trace the evolution of money and college sports over the past half-century, Southern Methodist offers a perfect example. Joe Drape Sat, 30 Mar 2024 12:44:55 +0000 Southern Methodist University College Athletics Student Athlete Compensation Atlantic Coast Conference National Collegiate Athletic Assn Dickerson, Eric Football (College) Gerald Herbert/Associated Press S.M.U.’s football team won the American Athletic Conference championship game in December. To move up to a Power Five conference, the school agreed to forgo its first nine years of broadcast revenues. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/sports/ncaafootball/norby-walters-dead.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/07/sports/ncaafootball/norby-walters-dead.html He ran a highly successful booking agency, but his secret contacts with college athletes led to convictions (later reversed) for racketeering and fraud. Richard Sandomir Thu, 11 Jan 2024 00:33:30 +0000 Walters, Norby Deaths (Obituaries) Agents (Business) Music Football (College) Racketeering and Racketeers National Collegiate Athletic Assn Jake Michaels for The New York Times The music and sports agent Norby Walters in 2016. He ran into legal trouble for secretly signing college athletes and paying them before they turned pro. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/us/college-football-playoffs-florida-state.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/us/college-football-playoffs-florida-state.html In sports, the best team doesn’t always win a championship, but it almost always gets an opportunity to try. Tell that to the 13-0 Florida State Seminoles. Billy Witz Mon, 04 Dec 2023 10:02:24 +0000 Football (College) College Football Playoff National Championship Florida State University University of Alabama University of Washington University of Texas at Austin University of Michigan Southeastern Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Big Ten Conference Jim Dedmon/USA Today Sports, via Reuters Ja’Khi Douglas paid tribute to Florida State’s undefeated record after winning the Atlantic Coast Conference on Saturday. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/sports/ncaafootball/bishop-sycamore-louisville.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/15/sports/ncaafootball/bishop-sycamore-louisville.html Dozens of players were caught up in the lies and false promises of Bishop Sycamore and Christians of Faith Academy. One player made it out to play major college football. Billy Witz Fri, 15 Sep 2023 20:22:10 +0000 Agyen, Mario Football (College) Content Type: Personal Profile Frauds and Swindling Interscholastic Athletics BSF Bishop Sycamore Foundation University of Louisville Andrew Cenci for The New York Times Mario Agyen worked his way up to major college football after being derailed by a prep school that left players scrambling for food and other basic necessities. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/01/sports/ncaafootball/college-football-preview-realignment-big12-bigten-acc-pac12-bigten.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/01/sports/ncaafootball/college-football-preview-realignment-big12-bigten-acc-pac12-bigten.html This season is the last before new-look leagues and an expanded playoff will make the sport feel much different. More change came Friday with California, Stanford and Southern Methodist joining the Atlantic Coast Conference. Billy Witz Fri, 01 Sep 2023 20:12:36 +0000 Football (College) Atlantic Coast Conference University of California Stanford University Southern Methodist University Big Ten Conference Pacific-12 Conference Big 12 Conference Oregon State University National Collegiate Athletic Assn Ben Mckeown/Associated Press The leaders of universities in the Atlantic Coast Conference voted Friday to add California-Berkeley, Stanford and Southern Methodist. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/28/sports/ncaafootball/football-concussions-cte.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/28/sports/ncaafootball/football-concussions-cte.html Meiko Locksley was found to have had a degenerative brain disease often associated with football. His father, the head coach at Maryland, is still reckoning with the implications. John Branch, Kassie Bracken, Ben Laffin, Alfredo Chiarappa and Joe Ward Mon, 28 Aug 2023 23:06:56 +0000 Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Concussions Football (College) Football Coaches and Managers Mental Health and Disorders Content Type: Personal Profile Locksley, Meiko Locksley, Mike (1969- ) JAMA Neurology (Journal) University of Maryland vis-video internal-sub-only internal-great-read audio-neutral-informative Alfredo Chiarappa for The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/sports/football/blind-side-michael-oher-tuohy.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/24/sports/football/blind-side-michael-oher-tuohy.html Michael Oher says Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy used their relationship with him to unfairly profit from his story. They have denied it. Santul Nerkar Thu, 24 Aug 2023 23:07:49 +0000 Oher, Michael Football Football (College) Suits and Litigation (Civil) Wills and Estates University of Mississippi National Collegiate Athletic Assn Draft and Recruitment (Sports) Tuohy, Leigh Anne Tuohy, Sean Movies The Blind Side (Movie) Race and Ethnicity internal-sub-only https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/sports/ncaafootball/the-blind-side-michael-oher.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/17/sports/ncaafootball/the-blind-side-michael-oher.html “The Blind Side” played on sports fans’ penchant for too-tidy narratives, our columnist writes. A legal battle between the N.F.L. player and the family depicted in the film seeks to answer questions the dramatization looked past. Kurt Streeter Fri, 18 Aug 2023 17:42:27 +0000 Movies The Blind Side (Movie) Suits and Litigation (Civil) Football Black People Discrimination Oher, Michael Lewis, Michael Tuohy, Leigh Anne Tuohy, Sean Race and Ethnicity Matthew Sharpe/Getty Images Michael Oher, center, filed a lawsuit against Sean Tuohy, left, and Leigh Anne Tuohy, right, over their conservatorship of his business affairs. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/sports/football/blind-side-lawsuit-movie.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/16/sports/football/blind-side-lawsuit-movie.html Michael Oher has long criticized the feel-good Hollywood version of his life as a struggling high school football player. His lawsuit against the family that took him in questions their relationship. Santul Nerkar Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:04:07 +0000 Suits and Litigation (Civil) Oher, Michael Tuohy, Leigh Anne Tuohy, Sean Football Movies The Blind Side (Movie) Wills and Estates Black People Race and Ethnicity Keith Srakocic/Associated Press https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/sports/ncaafootball/pac-12-oregon-washington-big-ten-big-12.html https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/04/sports/ncaafootball/pac-12-oregon-washington-big-ten-big-12.html The Big Ten booms to 18 schools with the move, powered by TV money, and the once-great Pac-12 dwindles to four after three more schools leave for the Big 12. Billy Witz Sat, 05 Aug 2023 02:37:48 +0000 Television College Athletics Football (College) Apple TV Big 12 Conference Big Ten Conference Pacific-12 Conference University of Arizona Arizona State University University of Utah University of Washington University of Oregon Darron Cummings/Associated Press Tony Petitti, the Big Ten commissioner, spoke with reporters last month in Indianapolis.